NEAR Protocol (NEAR) is 1.4× the size of Gram (prev. Toncoin) (GRAM) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.44 across 136 shared trading days). NEAR has been the more volatile of the two, at 108% annualised against GRAM's 59%.
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0.44over 136 shared trading days
Measured on daily returns rather than on prices. Two assets that both simply trend upward score near 1.0 on raw prices whether or not they move together, so returns are what answer the question people mean by correlation.
| Metric | NEAR | GRAM |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -68.7% | -42.8% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.67 | -0.34 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | +195.3% | — |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | -48.1% | — |
Relative strength over 90 days: NEAR outperformed GRAM by 141.8% — measured on the NEAR/GRAM ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.